The Fedayeen

Welcome A'bin Bin Layd, my brother!

Today we fight against the vile infidels of the west protecting our homeland from their corruption and immorality all in the name of our leader Saddam Hussein.  We must stop and hinder these pestilent camel humping invaders anyway possible. We must deny them every bridge, every checkpoint and every village. We must persuade our loyal citizenry to give disinformation to them and to rise up against them. We must deny them access to our oil, land, virgins and  most of all, our beloved capital city. To do this, we must recruit all our brethren from every village and rally our forces against the American devils wherever they go. Allah Akbar!

Your brother in jihad,
Lt. Col. N'er bin Fukd

Definition: The Fedayeen are a Baathist military unit trained in guerilla tactics established by Saddam Hussein's son in the 1990s.They infiltrate and terrorize the Shia (Iraqi) populace, but in the current conflict are arrayed against the American invasion. They are also generically referred to as insurgents.

Okay... For those of you not up to speed yet... these are the bad guys. They have taken off their uniforms so the Marines can't tell them apart from the citizenry. They lay in ambush. They do not adhere to the same military restrictions that the Marine forces do and they are just plain mean. They will have missions of their own, but for the most part, they are going to trying to hinder and stop the U.S. forces every chance they get.

And, in some cases,  they get more points for it! For example, if the U.S. objective is to hold a base, and the Fedayeen forces PREVENT them from taking control of the base, the Fedayeen get points for stopping the mission (say they prevented the Marines from getting close by forming a perimeter around it.) . If the Fedayeen mission was to blow that base up or take it themselves, they get MORE points for not only stopping the U.S. Mission, but accomplishing their own counter mission. Devious bastards aren't they. Nobody said war was fair. But Marines adapt and overcome.

UPDATE: 11/26/10

Chris "Werewolf" Molles of Recon 1, ., has graciously agreed to command the Fedayeen insurgents. Contact him at fedayeen@genkillpaintball.com.  The Hun of Recon 1 (and Rogue Cell) are also getting involved in the organization and coordination of the Fedayeen (ya gotta love that Axis of Evil) and we are overjoyed to have all these guys leading the charge into battle for our first scenario. Allah likes his bad boys!

Chris "Werewolf" Molles - Fedayeen Commander

Hailing from a long line of New York City Italians, Chris is passionate and vocal and by no means bashful. His moniker was spawned many years ago after some very colorful and animated situations that cause my friends to remark "He gets so mad that he looks like he's changing into a werewolf." Werewolf grew up in NC and joined the US Army when he was 18.

'Wolf served in the Air Defense Artillery branch as a Stinger Infantryman up at Fort Drum, NY for several years. He then switched to the NC National Guard and work full time for them as an AH64D Longbow Apache electrician at the Raleigh airport. An avid mil-sim and big game scenario player, Chris has been the core unit commander, XO, and General for countless scenarios.

He have dabbled in airsoft, but aside from the dedication and motivation of the airsoft players when it comes to their equipment and tactics, Chris finds paintball to be much more adrenaline-filled. He founded Rogue Cell with his brother Daniel "Blindside" Molles in 2005. Leading that team until 2009 when he deployed to Iraq, stepping down as team captain and giving control of the team to the players to continue the legacy.

Upon his return in 2010, Werewolf linked up with his old friend Ted "The Hun" Pelech, joining his team Recon-1 where Chris was given control of the Recon and Special Operations Squad, commonly referred to as "The Lurps".

Werewolf will bring his military training, strategic experience and the authenticity of actually having served in Iraq to make this game one of the more exciting ever.

Contact him at fedayeen@GenKillPaintball.com.

Fashion Tips
The Fedayeen should be more creative. In Iraq, they discarded their uniforms to look more like Iraqi innocents to confuse the enemy. At times, the Marines found them half naked, trying to ditch their uniforms. (I’ve seen the shape some of you are in, and fully clothed will be JUST fine.) This means that while you can wear camo, head wraps; shemaghs; black or white cotton, pajama-like outfits; blue jeans; turbins, and dessert robes will help you blend in with the Iraqi citizenry. Of course, this is not required. You can find shemaghs for $8.97 at http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/KEY308-1.html.  You can wear them around your neck or around your head. How to wrap a shemagh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MbmazCMuZI  You can even make sheik-like head gear from white or black pillow cases. Best if you don’t tell your wife that this was MY suggestion. No one is supposed to shoot Iraqi civilians. Anyone can shoot a tree. Which should you dress like? Hmmm.

The majority of men in the Arabian peninsula wear a long sleeved one piece dress that covers the whole body, called a "Dishdashah" or "Thoub". This garment allows the air to circulate, which helps cool the body during the hot summer days.

During summer, the Dishdashah is usually made of white cotton to reflect sunlight. In winter, the Dishdashah is made from heavier fabric such as wool and comes in darker colors.

With the Dishdashah, men also wear a 3-piece head cover. The bottom piece of this head covering is a white cap that is sometimes filled with holes. This cap, called "Thagiyah", is used to hold the hair in place. On top of the Thagiyah is a scarf-like head cover that comes in two types: a light, white head cover called "Gutrah" which is worn during summer, and a heavy red and white checked head cover called "Shumag" (shemagh or kaffiyeh) which is worn during winter.

These head covers protect the head and face from direct sunlight and can be used to cover the mouth and the nose during sand storms or cold weather.

On top of the Thagiyah and the Gutrah is the "Ogal", which is a black band surrounding the top of the head to hold everything else in place.